A Virginia man who says he punched a woman because she called him the n-word has been convicted of second-degree murder.
Robert Coleman, 27, has been convicted of second-degree murder for throwing a punch that killed a 39-year-old woman. Photo: Alexandria Detention Center
I’ve been called Nigger many times and laughed. IT’S NOT THAT SERIOUS TO LOOSE YOUR FREEDOM OVER A RACIST ASS. For that racist who lost their life had no idea he would be dead because of that hatful word. For every action there is reaction. And for every reaction there’s action! We have free speech yes but there are consequences for your free speech The consequences could be good bad or indifferent or in this case you may lose your life or your freedom .
A Virginia man who says he punched a woman because she called him the n-word has been convicted of second-degree murder. On Monday an Arlington, Va., jury recommended that Robert Coleman, 27, serve 10 years behind bars for the death of Fedelia Montiel-Benitez, who died in July.
But the circumstances of Montiel-Benitez’s death were hotly contested by the prosecution and Coleman’s lawyers, who expressed disappointment that their client wasn’t given a manslaughter charge.
The fateful encounter between Montiel-Benitez and Coleman began at a 7-Eleven. As the Washington Post reports, Coleman had gone into the convenience store to buy cigarettes; Montiel-Benitez, to buy alcohol. The two strangers then got into an argument (it’s still unknown about what), which Coleman’s girlfriend, Nikki Howard, had to break up. Surveillance video shows Montiel-Benitez leaving the 7-Eleven before she turns around to face Coleman again…..
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